
Decca’s Prokofiev compilation offers all of the composer’s concerted works in one three-disc package. The main attraction, the 1975 Ashkenazy/Previn Piano Concerto cycle, offers Ashkenazy’s
Testament’s mining of the late mono and early stereo recordings from the vaults of EMI and other labels has yielded a host of valuable reissues,
We surely would have enjoyed this Brahms D minor concerto in a concert situation, with its craggy momentum and sudden bursts of energy in the
Repertoire-wise, there’s nothing new here for Sviatoslav Richter acolytes, with one significant exception. The pianist’s July 10, 1962 Kiev recital included Hindemith’s rarely heard First
Prokofiev’s terse and irascible Symphony No. 2 comes off best when played for all its fire and bite, as in Neeme Järvi’s stunning performance (and
Will Mathieu Dufour become the next Emmanuel Pahud? Both won coveted principal chairs of major orchestras at extremely young ages, possess amazing techniques and beautiful
This 1983 Romeo & Juliet excerpts disc makes its reappearance as part of Telarc’s midline Classics series. It’s remarkable how solidly warm and full it
Although the timing of its release coincided with the recent death of Berl Senofsky, this commendable recital disc nevertheless stands on its own as an
This is the second double-CD set from Philips Duo devoted to great piano concertos of the 20th century. The recordings are by various artists from
This disc containing performances dating from Claudio Abbado’s early, “interesting” period explores the nether-reaches of reissue absurdity. Let us assume, for the sake of argument,